Vatican and Italy Sign Customs Cooperation Agreement to Enhance Transparency and Efficiency

Feb 27, 2025 18:17

ZENIT Staff

The agreement lays the groundwork for closer institutional collaboration

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Spiritual Exercises for the Pope and the Curia are back: in 2025 they will be held at the Vatican

The Pope’s agenda also confirms his participation in two significant Jubilee celebrations as part of the lead-up to the 2025 Holy Year. On March 9, at 10:30 a.m., Francis will preside over a Mass in St. Peter’s Square dedicated to volunteers, recognizing their essential role in serving communities worldwide

Feb 13, 2025 18:05

ZENIT Staff

Jubilee 2025•Vatican City

1.3 million pilgrims have already passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in the first weeks of the Jubilee

Despite the impressive statistics, Archbishop Fisichella emphasized that the success of the Jubilee is not measured in numbers. «What truly matters is what people carry in their hearts,» he stated, underlining that the spiritual impact of the event goes far beyond mere attendance figures.

Feb 08, 2025 22:06

ZENIT Staff

Vatican City

Vatican security concerns resurface: person desecrates altar in St. Peter’s Basilica

This is not the first time St. Peter’s Basilica has faced such an incident. In June 2023, a man stripped naked and climbed onto the same altar, an event that was widely recorded by visitors.

Feb 07, 2025 21:40

Valentina di Giorgio

Vatican City

Vatican: they get married in the Church and are fired. They are going to trial against the “Vatican bank”

Vatican Bank Faces Legal Battle Over Employee Marriage Policy. Former Employees Challenge Dismissal, Call for Justice and Compensation

Feb 04, 2025 18:11

Valentina di Giorgio

Pope Francis•Vatican City•Woman

A woman to rule the Vatican: Pope Francis reveals in interview who she is

The Pope celebrated the increasing involvement of women in Vatican leadership, citing Sister Simona Brambilla’s recent appointment as Prefect of the Dicastery for Consecrated Life. “Women manage better than we do,” he quipped, acknowledging the transformative role they play within the Church.

Jan 20, 2025 06:36

Valentina di Giorgio

This is what the letter says—the surprising and important letter that Leo XIV sent to the cardinals ahead of the Consistory in June 2026

Letter from Pope Leo XIV to the cardinals ahead of the upcoming consistory in 2026

Although there are no diplomatic relations, the President of the National Assembly of Vietnam invites Pope Leo XIV to visit the country

The President of the National Assembly in Hanoi presented the Pope with a letter from the President, who is now firmly at the helm of power in Vietnam. It was precisely internal disagreements over the local political balance of power that had slowed down the preparations for the visit, which is so eagerly awaited by the Catholic community. Cardinal Parolin is due to visit soon to establish full diplomatic relations. The possibility of 2027, when the Pope is already expected in Seoul for World Youth Day.

Vatican and Italy Sign Customs Cooperation Agreement to Enhance Transparency and Efficiency

Pope Francis Establishes New Commission to Boost Vatican Donations

From hospital, Pope changes Vatican City law, broadens powers for new governor, appoints two “vice-governors»

Sloane Avenue building case: British judiciary rules against Vatican

Swiss Guard Denies Rumors of Papal Funeral Preparations Amid Francis’ Hospitalization

Vatican gives continuity to last synod: meeting of the Coordinators and Secretaries of the 10 Study Groups announced

Official: from March 1 the most important person in the Vatican City government will be a woman

Spiritual Exercises for the Pope and the Curia are back: in 2025 they will be held at the Vatican

1.3 million pilgrims have already passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in the first weeks of the Jubilee

Vatican security concerns resurface: person desecrates altar in St. Peter’s Basilica

Vatican: they get married in the Church and are fired. They are going to trial against the “Vatican bank”

A woman to rule the Vatican: Pope Francis reveals in interview who she is